6:25 PM,
Jul. 31, 2013

Some shelves are getting bare at the Zanesville Salvation Army food pantry after a spike in demand in the past two months.

Written by

Brian Gadd
Staff Writer

The Zanesville Salvation Army has provided 800 more meals to struggling families and the homeless than two months ago, and now the agency's food pantry is running "concerningly low," office coordinator Mindy McCloy said.

McCloy said the pantry needs a variety of canned goods and boxed foods, such as spaghetti sauce and pasta, and could use the public's help to meet the increased demand.

"The need is just booming. We're shocked," McCloy said. "I've been here nine years, and this is probably the third time I've seen the pantry this low. I walked in there to take an inventory, and it's just low. But ...